Friday, July 4, 2025

Celebrating July 4th from Coast to Coast

From St George to Hudson Bay! Our family is spread from coast to (almost) coast but we are united in our love of this country.

Happy Independence Day!

Austin: Hudson Bay, NJ

Taylor: Eagle Mountain, UT

Dave, Jody, Jaxson, Alyssa: St. George, UT





































Wednesday, July 2, 2025

SISTER WIVES at the DuJardins!


It felt SO GOOD to spend the afternoon with Jen and Steve Johnston as they are in Utah for some of the summer. We swam at Yolanda's house, talked, laughed, reminisced, and I even received a phone call a few hours after I left (en route to St. George) to see if "the historian" could fill in some memory gaps of events from Valentine's Day almost 20 years ago. hahaha! I love my dear friends!












 

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

A Beautiful Hike to Scout Falls!

 Climbed Utah peaks with two legends—turns out world language teachers conquer mountains and minds.

I was THRILLED to be able to hike with 2 colleagues who I deeply admire: Marisa Bellini and Kristy Tung. They are both just amazing people was inspiring stories of grit and perseverance, compassion and love.

We did a hike I have wanted to do for sometime but didn't have the confidence to do until now: Scout Falls! It was glorious! The views took my breath away and I found myself saying constant little prayers of gratitude to Heavenly Father for our world.